Swoope News

November Michael Lee Allen and Danielle Lee Heatwole, both of 243 Miller Farm Road, Staunton, were married Nov.

SWOOPE - Weather was likely to blame for a one-car crash today that killed one and injured two.

Wind Chill: 55 F A collision between a motorcycle and a deer left a Harrisonburg man dead.

SWOOPE - Swoope Volunteer Fire Company has a new sign and enhanced cleanliness and organization, thanks to Girl Scout Kerstin Kiehl of Staunton.

STAUNTON - As they waited for the riders to come back from the annual Fall Hunter Pace, other members of the Glenmore Hunt Club exchanged stories about previous hunts and joked about how they were outsmarted.

Breakfast to benefit food pantry: A pancake breakfast to benefit Verona Community Food Pantry will be served 8-10 a.m. Saturday at Applebee's on Greenville Avenue.Donations will be accepted.

SWOOPE - Members of the Family Career and Community Leaders of America chapter at Buffalo Gap High School hosted a benefit concert for the Children's Miracle Network in Charlottesville on Nov.

On CBS19 News at 6 p.m. the editor of the Edible Blue Ridge Magazine sat down with us to talk about ways to find a locally raised turkey for Thanksgiving.

You might not recognized the name, but if you have seen the movies Fresh and Food, Inc., there is no way you could ever forget him! He will speak at the Faulkner Gallery and then provide a two-day training session in "Relocalization" December 9, 2009, 7 pm - 9 pm Suggested Donation: $10 December 10 and 11, 2009 Pathways to Relocalization Training - ...

CHURCHVILLE - John and Charlotte Riffo were married Aug. 15, 1959, at Glossbrenner United Methodist Church.

To see Nan Brown, Betty Landes and Lucille Salatin throw their arms around one other and jokingly do the can-can in Rockette fashion while posing for photos, you wouldn't guess that between the three of them they had 60 years of service volunteering at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum.

BUFFALO GAP - It was set up like an assembly line. Two volunteer poll workers helped people sign in so they could vote.

Aggrieved employees, former patients and supporters of Charles K. Weisman lost their chance to speak out Thursday when the physician, for the second time in his career, managed to short-circuit a disciplinary process by voluntarily giving up a license to practice.

The Swoope Volunteer Fire Department is celebrating thirty years, and they hosted an open house for the community to see how far they've come.

SWOOPE - A food drive sponsored by AARP and the Ruritan organization is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Buffalo Gap Presbyterian Church at 12 Old Parkersburg Turnpike.

Brandon Collins is preparing to say good-bye to something near and dear to him - his family's homeplace.

Salvation Army preparing for busy holiday season: Salvation Army staff and volunteers are preparing to help those in need during the holidays, and this year more than ever the organization is asking for help from the community.

A diehard activist for some, a pioneer for others, Joel Salatin is fighting against America's genetically-modified foods and for local subsistence farming.

Thirty years ago, Augusta County artist Linda Patrick remembers her first Virginia Fall Foliage Festival Art Show.

STAUNTON - The Thursday Morning Music Club met Sept. 10 at Covenant Presbyterian Church.